Ian Krol vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Ian Krol
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith built a career as a starting pitcher and Ian Krol as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 4.49 and 1.529 for Ian Krol. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ian Krol and Ford Smith

Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
10.48
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.89
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
4.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
626
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208.2
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
9.88
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.88
9.88
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
3.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.45
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
39.9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.16
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
5.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.26
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.78
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
35.45
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Ian Krol and Ford Smith

Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
10.48
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
208.2
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.6
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.34
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
1.34
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.22
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
2.16
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.94
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ian Krol and Ford Smith

Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
48600
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.49
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ian Krol
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA